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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesserré hermétiquement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: se-re er-me-tik-mã
"Le récipient a un couvercle serré hermétiquement."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Designed or adjusted to fit or close with extreme firmness and compression.
"The packaging features a squeeze-tight lid to keep the contents completely airtight." - 2
Describing a restrictive, highly compact fit or economic constraint.
"They operated within a squeeze-tight budget that left no room for error."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English verb 'squeeze' (from Old English 'cwīsan') and the adjective 'tight' (from Old Norse 'þéttr'). The compound functions descriptively to emphasize a mechanism, fit, or closure that requires force to become securely compressed or fastened.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Squeeze-tight" is said worldwide
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serré hermétiquement
Transliteration: se-re er-me-tik-mã
"Le récipient a un couvercle serré hermétiquement."
fest verschlossen
Transliteration: fest fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɔsn̩
"Der Behälter hat einen fest verschlossenen Deckel."
chiuso ermeticamente
Transliteration: kiuzo ermetikamente
"Il contenitore ha un coperchio chiuso ermeticamente."
cerrado a presión
Transliteration: se-ra-do a pre-sjon
"El envase tiene una tapa cerrada a presión."
fechado hermeticamente
Transliteration: fəˈʃadu eɾmɐtiˈkɐmẽtʃi
"O recipiente tem uma tampa fechada hermeticamente."
कसकर बंद
Transliteration: kaskar band
"कंटेनर का ढक्कन कसकर बंद है।"
紧闭的
Transliteration: jǐnbì de
"这个容器有一个紧闭的盖子。"
꽉 조여진
Transliteration: kkwak joyeojin
"용기에는 꽉 조여진 뚜껑이 있습니다."
しっかり閉まった
Transliteration: shikkari shimatta
"容器にはしっかり閉まった蓋がついています。"
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